Zammo Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) Looking good Zammo, what have you organized viz a viz power? 3Phase? A dedicated fuse / line for the man cave? 3 Phase? Ha ha. Need a bit of power, but not quite that much. Yes, though, on the dedicated circuit for the man cave. Shed load of power outlets required, as all speakers are active from SGR. Deposit down on a set of MT3.2's for stereo, doubling as front left and right for HT. Looking at a 7.2 system all up for HT. Subcontractor for AV/security is Soundcon, based close by in Clifton Hill. They'll be organising all conduits & cabling in the cave, in addition to heaps of other stuff for the house (keyless entry, alarm system, POE video cameras, etc.) Edited August 6, 2014 by Zammo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusion Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 3 Phase? Ha ha. Need a bit of power, but not quite that much. Yes, though, on the dedicated circuit for the man cave. Shed load of power outlets required, as all speakers are active from SGR. Deposit down on a set of MT3.2's for stereo, doubling as front left and right for HT. Looking at a 7.2 system all up for HT. Subcontractor for AV/security is Soundcon, based close by in Clifton Hill. They'll be organising all conduits & cabling in the cave, in addition to heaps of other stuff for the house (keyless entry, alarm system, POE video cameras, etc.) Now your talking my language Zammo, get those cameras as IP cams that you can monitor on your mobile phone, lovely way to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avalon27 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 if we get invaded im going to hide in your man cave....good work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zammo Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) if we get invaded im going to hide in your man cave....good workNo worries mate. Nuclear, zombie and Alien proof. Everything a man cave should be.......oh, and some fine tunes and comfy chairs. Edited August 7, 2014 by Zammo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zammo Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) Worked out a cabling plan with the AV contractor. Rather than conduits, we're just going to wire all balanced cables through the walls via wall plates without connectors (i.e. just a face plate with a hole) - so direct from AV processor to active speakers, with power outlet at each speaker point. Only conduits will be two at the rear of the room where I may eventually put another two subs. Projector will be ceiling mounted with power point, HDMI cable (Audioquest Forest) wired direct from AV processor through wall/ceiling, and ethernet cable wired direct. Arguments against direct wiring are obviously more of a hassle to change cables at future point in time, but I've been using the interconnects in my current system for around 20 years now, so won't be in any hurry to change. We've chosen Audioquest Red River (good price mid range cables), and there will be some pretty long throws for front speakers/subs, as AV processor will be at rear. Balanced obviously a good choice in that regard. Edited August 8, 2014 by Zammo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zammo Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Stud work almost complete. Data and TV/foxtel cabling in back right corner. Walls and ceiling will be quietwave plasterboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zammo Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 AV contractor finished rough-ins today. Bundle on the floor is unterminated Audioquest Red River interconnect cable for 7.4 speaker set up (black), 10m Audioquest Forest HDMI cable (white) and backup Ethernet cable (green) for ceiling mounted projector. Not too out of control, unlike the photo of our Ethernet hub below, which has gone from spaghetti fest to noodle mania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zammo Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 Bundle of spaghetti above now looks like this. Wasn't our builders that terminated everything so short, but some pr!cks who decided to help themselves overnight to some copper cable. Terminated all the power cables short at switchboard as well. Most of it will need complete rewiring. I do love the human race sometimes....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnA Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 damn pr ! cks i walked into a pair of thieving bastards trying to steal the bifold doors when my place was getting built its to be expected unfortunately and with copper, man that doesnt stay around for too long at all these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blybo Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 A holes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concept Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Bastards! Feel for you man, some of our timber decking went during our construction but the builder covered that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zammo Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 It's all covered by builder's insurance. Main pain in the arse is potential delays. Took a good couple of weeks for all rough ins. Hopefully they'll be able to rewire at same time as some of the external works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankn Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I cannot believe such a small amount is worth it Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zammo Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 I cannot believe such a small amount is worth it Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Site manager reckons they'll get about $150 for the copper. Insurance claim will be significant thousands for all the new wiring, labour and lost time. F$&@ing frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 what a pain ! did the hdmi cables get cropped as well ? what a waste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zammo Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 what a pain ! did the hdmi cables get cropped as well ? what a waste Luckily they stayed out of the man cave itself, so all the Audioquest interconnects and HDMI untouched. Must have been too scary for the pr!cks down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony M Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Site manager reckons they'll get about $150 for the copper. Insurance claim will be significant thousands for all the new wiring, labour and lost time. F$&@ing frustrating. Yeah, if only you could just pay the @&%#*'s what they net and be done with it, instead of having to put up with the hassles that result from their actions. I had the interior of a new car totally vandalized about 12 years ago at 4.30 pm in a city car-park where was parked right next to the lift. The reason was to grab the oem Clarion stereo/TV unit. Probably netted the druggie perpetrator around $200 max, but the repairs cost the insurance company in excess of $8000. Driving home that night with blood (he obviously cut himself in the process) and glass all over the seat, no instruments, no indicators and a smashed side window was one of my most unpleasant memories. The car should've been towed, but I wasn't being logical or sensible at the time. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zammo Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) Currently wired for 7.4 for HT (likely start with just 2 subwoofers though) - all active speakers. AV contractor is going to pre-wire speaker cable to ceiling for 7.4.4 for Atmos. If I do put ceiling speakers in at some point, will be passive, so obviously will need a 4 channel power amp to add to the mix. Not in a rush to go Atmos at this stage, and may not even purchase an Atmos enabled pre-pro initially, but good to have speaker cable in for future use. Edited September 29, 2014 by Zammo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zammo Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) We have plasterboard! Small bulkhead at entry (I.e. Back) of man cave is for ducts for ventilation. A grill at each end where 200mm ducts will terminate to be added. 85kg studio zone acoustic door has been hung. Bloody thick Hinges were supplied by door manufacturer. Four required to take weight of door and very heavy gauge screwed into hardwood frame. Door surround has a double sealing system that will be installed with hardware. Probably over engineered for residential purposes, but why not! Edited November 11, 2014 by Zammo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusion Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Coming along nicely Zammo. When it's finished I can see you posting some nice db scores in the.....How loud do you listen etc......" section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zammo Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Coming along nicely Zammo. When it's finished I can see you posting some nice db scores in the.....How loud do you listen etc......" section. Be disappointed if >110dB is not achieved fairly early in my endeavours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankn Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 also be interested to hear the background noise level, would be pretty quiet I expect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zammo Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) also be interested to hear the background noise level, would be pretty quiet I expectThat was definitely one of the aims Frankn. Low background noise will allow listening at lower volumes, so dual benefit.One thing I didn't note was that this plasterboard is only the first layer. On the floor at the front of the room are multiple rolls of Quietwave membrane. All plasterboard (including ceiling and bulkhead) will be covered with a layer (6mm thick) of this, then another 10mm layer of plasterboard attached. The back wall which abuts the living spaces will have two quietwave plasterboard sandwiches separated by insulation in the stud work. Floor then gets a thick carpet. Currently clap test is pretty poor. Expect a big difference once quietwave goes in. Edited November 12, 2014 by Zammo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zammo Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 Pretty grainy dark pics of cave at present. Plastering complete and stopped, sparky has located all wiring for lighting and AV connections. View from entry door: View from within: Will be painted this week. Projector screen wall in black, remaining walls in a mid-charcoal. All flat finish. Carpet will be grey and fairly plush. HT seats in red leather much to my architects horror, but I thought the room needed a bit of colour. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 gonna add in those cool looking sound proofing tiles?? i wanna do my HT room in em haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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